5 Ways To Improve Your Body Image, Confidence, and Mental Health
Imagine what life would be like if we stood in front of the mirror and focused on what we love about ourselves instead of what we wish we could change? It seems instead that a majority of us veer...
View ArticleMy Holiday Anxiety Around Eating and Body Issues
The spread is incredible — juicy dark meat turkey, homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes, those brussel sprouts my brother prepares that make them actually taste delicious, candied sweet potatoes — and we...
View ArticleWhat Body Dysmorphia Actually Feels Like
Before high school, I rarely felt insecure about my appearance. Other than the typical adolescent female itch to look more like a Barbie doll (smoother skin, whiter teeth, blonder hair, a smaller...
View ArticleOrthorexia: When Healthy Eating Gets Unhealthy
Often, it feels like every time we turn around, there’s a new diet fad, exercise craze, or best-selling book proclaiming itself to be the key to health. Unfortunately, as Western society increasingly...
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Summer Body Anxiety is Real, Here’s How to Work Through It
The summer brings many reasons to rejoice — warmer weather, vacations, road trips, barbecuing, and usually a little extra time with loved ones. Yet for some of us, no other season brings such...
View ArticleUnderstanding Eating Disorders: From Control to Dysfunction
February 25th starts National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. According to the National Eating Disorders Association, 30 million Americans suffer from issues with disordered eating (ED). If you’re...
View ArticleHow Therapy Helps With Eating Disorders
In middle school, one of my best friends stopped eating. Though she was a notoriously picky eater, suddenly her penchant for munching on trail mix for every meal became less quirky and more concerning...
View ArticleWhat Every Teen Should Know About Body Image and Eating Disorders
Few times in life feel more awkward in our own bodies than during our teen years. With all the changes your body goes through from middle school through college, it’s no surprise you might have doubts...
View ArticleBody Positivity is More Than Just Appearance
“It’s bathing suit season — time to lose that extra weight.” “Get the perfect beach body with this new workout.” These messages often flood social media, TV, and radio each year when summer rolls...
View Article5 Surprising Areas of Life Affected by Body Dysmorphia
Though body positivity is getting a little bit more attention in the media, many people are still not 100% satisfied with the way that their bodies look. In general, that’s okay. We all fixate at one...
View ArticleSpeaking Out On Eating Disorders: Taylor Swift Propels the Conversation Forward
With the premiere of Miss Americana on Netflix, Taylor Swift has become a major contributor to the dialogue around eating disorders. As one of the most well known celebrities of the past decade,...
View ArticleIntuitive Eating: Interview with Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
In 1993, Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch were dietitians working next to each other in the same office. Both of them, in keeping with the wisdom of the time, spent their days counseling their clients...
View ArticleWhat Are the Signs Symptoms and Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder?
The general idea of what a person with an eating disorder looks like has been largely influenced by movie and TV show stereotypes. For so long, the signs of an eating disorder have been depicted in...
View ArticleMedications to Treat Binge Eating Disorder
Have you been diagnosed with binge eating disorder (BED)? Are you looking for treatment options or an online psychiatrist to help in your recovery? Have you been recommended medication by your doctor?...
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